Over the shoulder

Everyone has their preferences, not only when it comes to tools, but also how to use them. A team member, for example, used git their way the other day. They claimed not to be very good at (g)it, so they used branches in a weird way, not to say: In a wrong way. As this wasn't my way, they were, of course, clearly wrong.

I complained to a good friend of mine about this^[1] and in return, they pointed out something that stuck in my head:

One of the biggest disadvantages of working from home^[2] is, that you can't look easily over other people's shoulders. See how they work and how they use their most favorite tools.

Also, they can't see you working and you can't brag about your tipps and dirty little tricks that make your life easier and/or better. You need to find alternative ways to informally share knowledge and educate you — or your team. And you can't show them the correct way to work: Your way of doing things.